The Internet is full of Black mom quotes that tell us all of the negative things Black mothers say to their children. Trust, me I’ve Googled ‘black mom quotes’ and seen them all. But, when I was growing up my mother had a million and one sayings, parables and quotes that she would say during the day-to-day journey of rearing and raising my sisters and I that were positive. Now that I’m older I find myself remembering them and using her mom quotes in raising and rearing my own children. In an ode to Black moms everywhere, here are my list of positive Black mom quotes I’ve heard a million times. Here’s my list of quotes most Black moms live by.

Muffy Mendoza is an author, speaker and founder of Pittsburgh Brown Mamas, a support group for nearly 4,000 African-American moms in the Pittsburgh region. To further fill the void Muffy has created a line of educational products focused on helping Black moms be the best moms, too. Her first book, The Brown Mama Mindset: A Blueprint for Black Moms on Life, Love & Home, was featured at the 2018 Essence Festival and is currently sold in various cities across the U.S. Muffy champions the beauty of Black motherhood everywhere she goes, even on the TEDx stage. Find out more about Muffy on muffymendoza.com.